Dropbox is a free cloud storage service that lets you bring all your personal information into one place. With dropbox you are able to store your pictures, documents, music and videos in all of your devices. Without the use of e-mail or usb drives you are able to synchronize your laptops, PC's and even mobile devices by creating folders compatible with any software. Dropbox is compatible with iOS, Windows, Mac, Android, Linux and Blackberry. If any of your devices go missing, you will always have access to your information. In addition, this flexibility only makes it easier to
share folders among friends and family.
For those of you who fear that our information is unsecured just floating around in the "cloud," dropbox keeps your files safe with 256-bit AES encryption and two-step verification. With the use of algorithms, Advance Encryption Standard (AES) encrypts every document. As an encrypted document, the file is protected by a password. Without the password, no one will have access to your personal information. This assure us that our information will not be lost or misused by unauthorized users.
Dropbox not only provides the common users with storage and sharing benefits but it is also available for business purposes. Businesses can benefit from the simplicity of file sharing among departments, vast amount of storage and even day to day management.
For those who are interested, here is a Dropbox tutorial: http://youtu.be/OFb0NaeRmdg
Work Cited:http://www.aescrypt.com/
I'm glad to hear that the Dropbox is encrypted and requires a password because I need to find something secure to use to save my school files. Over the weekend I had an issue with my laptop and I had only saved my school notes to the laptop (dumb I know) but I had just gotten the laptop and didn't think anything would happen. Needless to say there was an issue with Windows 8 which wouldn't allow me to get on my computer or access any of my documents, so I will most definitely be saving my information to the cloud so I will definitely look into the Dropbox, thanks for the information. Does Dropbox cost anything?
ReplyDeleteI use Dropbox across different platforms...PCs, Macs and my iPhone and never have had any issues. DropBox gives you small amount of storage for free. If you need more you can either purchase it or they'll give you more free by doing things like referring people them or sharing folders.
DeleteI love me some Dropbox! It has definitely made my life a lot easier. I like that I can access my documents anywhere, easily share files and no longer have to worry about losing my flash drive or the files becoming corrupted on it.
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Seems like a really good tool to have. Thanks for the tutorial link. Is there a limit to the amount/number of files you can store?
ReplyDeletethis is a very interesting concept as well. I actually like this software because of its security features. At least I can feel comfortable saving some school document there. I will still have to read the fine print and see if the government can access it without my consent.
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